Hi Folks,
I live and work in the US, but also travel to Europe a lot.
I want to buy an XDA II (I already have XDA/T-Mobile).
Can anyone tell me where the best place to buy one is (without a contract) and what price I could expect to pay.
I am seeing them on eBay in the US for $900 and thought someone here may be able to point me in the direction of somewhere I could get one for a better price?
I can take delivery in the US or the UK, but want to make sure I have no problems unlocking the phone for use with a T-Mobile SIM card...
Thanks for any help.
Regards,
Geoff
T-Mobile is already selling XDAII, did you think of buying a used XDAII ??
I am in the USA and they aren't selling it here yet - not as far as I am aware... Do you know different?
I would consider a used one if you know where I could get one...
Thanks for your help.
Geoff
bostonbrits said:
I am in the USA and they aren't selling it here yet - not as far as I am aware... Do you know different?
I would consider a used one if you know where I could get one...
Thanks for your help.
Geoff
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I bought a new one at www.tekntoys.com they were in Canada I buy mine in less than $850 and I am very satisfied about there policy. I did buy the MDA-II instead of i-Mate. They actually shipped my MDA late for a week and as a complement they give me an extra battery and I am happy with thier service. Todd and his emplyees actually friendly I call them from time to to to check my order. They give me everything info that I need on whats going on.
So when you think about buying new one try them.
I live in america and the american galaxy nexus' wont be released till the end of the month. So i am going to buy a UK unlocked version since it should be the same if i use my Tmobile Sim card. I have never bought a phone off line yet. So im wondering what is a trust worthy site that i can import it from? Thats cheap too of couse haha. I know buying a sim-unlocked phone is going to be expensive but as cheap as possible.
Thank you for the help
im coming from the g2x xP just saying ha
check this super thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323713
My next phone will be a Galaxy Nexus...but I'd really like to get the 32GB GSM version rather than the 16GB version Google sells. I'm looking to jumping off my contract at Sprint and going prepaid only. Having that extra space will reduce the amount of data I have to use...so it would be helpful.
So as far as I can tell Verizon and Sprint arranged to nix the 32GB version (my theory) of the GSM GNex...so Google is only selling 16GB GSM Gnex's in the US (or will be selling once they change it to accommodate the injunction).
Google gave away 32GB GSM phones at Google I/O this year...so clearly they are being made. Saw one being sold on eBay a couple days ago.
I've found some references to them being sold overseas. Is that the only way to get a 32GB version for someone in the US...to import one? If so, then does anyone have a recommendation on who to import one from?
Also are there any issues with using an international gsm version in the US?
I appreciate any help you can provide with this.
They aren't currently in production, Google had them ordered from a while ago. Probably from the '11 holidays when they gave them to staff.
eBay would be the best bet in my opinion, but just know you will be paying a lot more for only 16GB extra, and because they are just so hard to find.
As far as I know a GSM phone is a GSM phone, you have the choice of AT&T or T-Mobile for towers and it should work just fine.
Hope this helps!
Crap...I figured it was just a US thing...with the typical Carrier antics that go on here. So it's not even available overseas? Sprint and Verizon are the only carriers that have 32GB versions? GSM gets screwed?
I don't mind paying a bit more to get the 32GB version...the google i/o one I saw on eBay went for just over $400 in the auction (yeah that kind of surprised me...expected at least $500 or $600). So I guess I just need to keep an eye out and hope I get lucky.
I'm going to be in the US early Jan, and was looking at buying the GT-7105 LTE Note 2 from there, SIM Free.
But, I need to know for sure that if I do that, then it'll work with a 4G SIM from EE in the UK. EE currently is offering SIM only 12 month deals.
If someone can confirm this, then it'll be a great help.
If it's actually an N7105, and not a US carrier-branded model, it'll be fine, but I can't imagine you could get one cheaper than in the UK - the N7105 isn't sold at US retail (T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint & friends all have their own variants that would not suit your needs, and in the case of the latter two, would not work at all).
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onslaught86 said:
If it's actually an N7105, and not a US carrier-branded model, it'll be fine, but I can't imagine you could get one cheaper than in the UK - the N7105 isn't sold at US retail (T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint & friends all have their own variants that would not suit your needs, and in the case of the latter two, would not work at all).
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Hmm, that's what I was worrying about.
In the past, I've generally managed to get electronic items much cheaper in the US, and I keep travelling there.
But, I guess in this case, there's too much grey, and I might end up with a costly device that may not work in the UK ..
I want to get my hands on the Note II LTE (7105) but it's priced ridiculous here in the UK, and so are the EE plans ..
So, I was thinking of buying the phone SIM free, and then taking the 12 month SIM only from EE
the N7105 was on a special discount with EE this weekend, so no doubt it will be again.
The Note2 has fallen surprisingly quickly from its introductory price. I think the Note1 was an unexpected success so Samsung didn't make large numbers of them so supply wasn't so strong, but they had more confidence in the Note2 being popular and there's more stock and more competition in the marketplace.
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the N7105 was on a special discount with EE this weekend, so no doubt it will be again.
The Note2 has fallen surprisingly quickly from its introductory price. I think the Note1 was an unexpected success so Samsung didn't make large numbers of them so supply wasn't so strong, but they had more confidence in the Note2 being popular and there's more stock and more competition in the marketplace.
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Damn, missed that offer. What was the discounted offer from EE?
The 7105 was (evidently) sold at 20% discount for a couple of days before xmas along with all payg phones at EE stores at £409 originally £509 BUT... its sketchy info & the majority of stores said they didn't have it on offer.
The 7105 has the UK LTE bands & although is not a USA phone theres no probs buying it in USA for UK use, also its available online at £445 +post from Negrielectronics (a company based in USA) & they post to UK.
There's also currently a ebay seller in USA selling 7105 & posts to UK.
Not sure if the saving is worth the risk of not getting service of a "grey" import though if it developed a fault.
I found the link for nergri ...
http://negrielectronics.com/samsung...-16gb-unlocked-marble-white.html#.UOKxPP4YZaF
I bought the N7105 from ee on pay then gave the sim to a friend and unlocked the phone to use with three so no reason you couldn't buy on payg and give sim away and get sim only contract.
I've found three speeds are pretty similar to ee in 4G areas so prefer the better bundles of data they offer.
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Good day guys
Desperately want a FOLD but looking for best place to purchase. Anyone got any advice to get it at the best price. I am in the United Kingdom. Seems EE only network carrying it and contract is very expensive would rather purchase...I currently have a NOTE 9.
Any advice welcome
Samsung website. Trade in note 9 for £375!!! Or buy on eBay with 0% finance. Btw EE selling it unbranded and unlocked so buying from someone who selling upgrade isn't an issue with sim lock.
elio321 said:
Good day guys
Desperately want a FOLD but looking for best place to purchase. Anyone got any advice to get it at the best price. I am in the United Kingdom. Seems EE only network carrying it and contract is very expensive would rather purchase...I currently have a NOTE 9.
Any advice welcome
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Just try to finance it somewhere for 24 months, zero interest. You can buy them second hand on Swappa or Ebay, but that may affect warranty. I would just do payments (which is what I did)